The 14-day Rule

The 14-day Rule Introduction Ideally, when the 14-day Rule on embryonic research was made, there was little advancement in technology and scientific progress. Since the restriction was made, most scientists have tried to observe an embryo on a petri dish with no relevant outcome until two teams of scientists announced their breakthrough in 2016. The scientists had managed to grow an embryo past the 7-days implantation period to a successful 14-day period. However, they were hindered by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990 (Chan, 2018). The latest findings have brought up a heated argument on whether the days should be increased further to support research, or they should either remain at 14 or be lessened for the sake of morality. The extension of the 14-day Rule With the technological advancements in science at this time and age, I believe it would be appropriate to further research and experiment on improving the human body from its early stages as an embryo. An increment of the set days to 28, while further increasing these days as more progress on the research is made, would be very useful for research. The only chance scientists have in developing new answers to the questions regarding how the human development after 14 days, depends on the acceptability of research and development with an oversight on the morals part of the particular issue (Chan, 2018). Further research would help in the event of new vaccines and treatments for certain diseases that occur in humans, through constant research on human body development. The shortening of the 14 days or its stagnation  On the other hand, while technology and advancement have taken up all the light from morality, it would be important that the days set for human embryo research remain at 14 or less. Ideally, up to two weeks, the mass of cells developing in the woman's womb does not necessarily need maternal support until after this period (Chan, 2018). Thus, further continuing with research would mean the creation of chemicals that would play the maternal role for the embryo, which, after growth, will become a human baby. While research might be interesting, respect for human life should come first.       References Chan, S. How and Why to Replace the 14-Day Rule. Curr Stem Cell Rep 4, 228–234 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40778-018-0135-7